Sideboard

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Sideboard

Entry/Object ID

2008.73

Description

Empire-style sideboard with gilded banding and large, hair paw feet. It is veneered with shiny mahogany. The front has two side cabinets and a central bar cabinet. It is stamped in several places with the mark, "G. P. Marsh". Handwritten in chalk on the inside of the case are the labels "Burlington, VT", " April 28" and "Buy/Wm. H. Livingston."

Context

Made by William H. Livingston in St. Albans, Vermont. Owned by George Perkins Marsh in Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2008.73

Source or Donor

Wilkinson Estate Services, LLC

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Livingston, William H. (1830-1916)

Attribution

Likely

Date made

circa 1845 - circa 1855

Place

City

St. Albans City

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sideboard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

57-1/2 in

Width

73 in

Depth

26 in

Material

Mahogany, White Pine

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Marsh, George Perkins (1801-1882)

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Publications

Publication

Rich and Tasty